Executive Order 7905 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7905—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Lucile Ensminger to a Classified Position in the Navy Department Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-05-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Lucile Ensminger to a Classified Position in the Navy Department Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Lucile Ensminger to a Classified Position in the Navy Department Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
114
659 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7905, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 31, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7905-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-lucile-ensminger-classified-position.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Lucile Ensminger may be appointed to a classified position in the Navy Department without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. Mrs. Ensminger is the widow of Charles Lee Ensminger, Storekeeper, 1c, U.S.N., who met his death in line of duty on December 13, 1937 in the bombing and sinking of the U.S.S. Panay . This order is issued upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 31, 1938.
